Songkran Water Festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Musicians playing the Sitar and Tabla on the banks of the River Ganges (Ganga), Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Elderly man playing a sitar by the Ganges (Ganga) River, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Elderly man playing the sitar beside the Ganges (Ganga) River, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Main beach, San Juan de las Galdonas, Paria Peninsula, Venezuela, South America

Children riding water buffaloes, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Asia

Gray Seal, (Halichoerus grypus), Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Boy (6-8) on sunlounger holding water pistol

Boy and girl (6-8) on beach playing with ball

Boy and girl on beach playing in the water

Girl (6-8) on beach lying in the surf

Boy and girl (6-8) on beach making sandcastles

Boy and girl (6-8) on beach making sandcastles

Boy and girl (6-8) on beach making sandcastles

Mother and son (6-8) on beach playing in the sand

Parents and children (6-8) walking on beach

Son (6-8) sitting on father's shoulders on beach

Son (6-8) sitting on father's shoulders on beach

Son (6-8) sitting on father's shoulders on beach

Couple on beach

Resort, Vilanculo (Vilankuko) Beach, Mozambique, Africa

Pelicans, Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Water Splashing Festival in Jinghong town Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province, China, Asia

Couple splashing in the sea, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

Two young boys and their horses play in the ocean in Nihiwatu, Sumba, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cliffside, beachgoers and umbrellas, Praia dos Pescadores (Fishermans Beach), Albufeira, Faro district, Algarve, Portugal

Children play in a river with the water buffaloes, Kapilvastu District, Nepal, Asia

Boy and girl (6-8) on beach making sandcastles

Grandmother and grandaughter (6-8) making a sandcastle on the beach

Two young boys and their horses play in the ocean in Nihiwatu, Sumba, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Boy and girl (6-8) on beach making sandcastles

Vendicari wildlife oasis, Vendicari, Noto Valley, Sicily, Italy

Cutting Edge steel wall and cascading water feature outside Sheffield railway station, Sheffield Gateway, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Children play in the Seattle Center Fountain on a hot summer day, Seattle, Washington State, United States of America, North America

Father and son (6-8) in the surf holding fishing pole

Girl (6-8) making a sandcastle on the beach

Listvianka, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia

Children play in the fountain at Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington State, United States of America, North America

Girl (6-8) making a sandcastle on the beach

The Beach and Pier, Cromer, Norfolk, England, UK

Summer crowds enjoy warm water, Lake Villarica, Lake District, Chile, South America

Quiet Caribbean, family play in turquoise sea, white sand beach, beautiful Port Elizabeth, Bequia, The Grenadines, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Parents and son (6-8)sitting at an outdoor cafe

A humpback whale and her calf play near the surface.

African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at waterhole, Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana, Africa

Water craft by the reservoir at Sand Hollow State Park, 20000 acre park opened in 2003, near S.t George, Utah, United States of America, North America

Pirita's beach, Tallinn, Estonia, Europe

Toy boats for hire, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, France

Two young girls bathing in the Wadi Bani Khalid, Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Wadi Shab, canyon near Tiwi, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) close-up eating a halibut in Southeastern Alaska, United States of America

Adult sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) mother and pup in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, United States of America

Adult brown bear pair (Ursus arctos) mock-fighting at Scidmore Cut in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States of America

Adult Commerson's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii), surfacing in Stanley Harbor in the Falkland Islands, South America

Surf class on Zurriola beach, district of Gros, San Sebastian, Bay of Biscay, province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, Europe

Bimmah Sinkhole (doline), near Tiwi, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Kids on bicycles crossing the river near the Al Thowarah hot spring (Nakhal spring), Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

A pod of Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) bow-riding in Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Canada

People play racquetball on the beach in Leblon, at sunset with a light drizzle, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

View of alfresco dining table at Dassia Beach and Ionian Sea, Dassia, Corfu, Ionian Sea, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

African elephants (Loxodonta africana) at waterhole, Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana, Africa

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), underwater on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Antarctic fur seal pups (Arctocephalus gazella) on Prion Island in the Bay of Isles on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) near the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Bay on South Georgia, Polar Regions

Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) near the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Bay on South Georgia, Polar Regions

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Ondarreta Beach, La Concha Bay, San Sebastian, Bay of Biscay, province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, Europe

Surf class on Zurriola beach, district of Gros, San Sebastian, Bay of Biscay, province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, Europe

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) underwater in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching along the west side of Chatham Strait in Alaska, United States of America

Adult brown bear pair (Ursus arctos) mock-fighting at Scidmore Cut in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States of America

Two dogs play fighting, Playa Guiones beach, popular for surfing, dog walking and yoga, Playa Guiones, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Mother and daughter play ukulele's together on a dock over Sebago Lake, Maine, United States of America, North America

Gray Seal, (Halichoerus grypus), Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Gray seals (grey seals), Halichoerus grypus, Heligoland, Germany, Europe

Men play chess at the outdoor pools at the Szechenyi Thermal Baths, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) at play underwater, Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) at play underwater, Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), stampeding on the beach in Puerto Refugio, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) at play underwater, Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) at play underwater, Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki), at play underwater, Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Two hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) fighting, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Children playing in the surf, Copacabana beach, near Gosford, north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Gray seal (grey seal), Halichoerus grypus, Heligoland, Germany, Europe

School children paddle in the sea on small sandy beach at Galle Face Green, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital . wounds due to boiling water for tea . lots of kids get burned by open flames fires into the camp as they play around without parents control

Lindblad undersea specialist Carlos Navarro with a playful California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup playing with its own exhalation underwater at Champion Islet near Floreana Island in the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean

Two young Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) at play underwater on the Little Bahama Banks, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. Atlantic Ocean. (Restricted Resolution - pls contact us)

Young Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) at play underwater in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin pair(Stenella frontalis) underwater on the Little Bahama Banks, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. (Resolution Restricted - pls contact us)

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) pups at play at the abandoned Norwegian whaling station at Stromness on the island of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Lindblad undersea specialist Carlos Navarro with a playful California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico

Polar Bear. Longyearbyen, Nordaustlandet, South Severn Is, Svalbard, Norway

Boy pouring water from a bucket, Whitesands Beach, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Brooks Camp employees trying to discourage two brown bear cubs (Ursus arctos) from damaging boats at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean